Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolas Maduro and his wife will go on trial in the United States in June 2027, a court ruled Wednesday, after the US military captured them in a stunning nighttime raid in January. The former leader, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail for more than seven…
Boris Azarenko is a Moscow real estate developer whose approach to business was shaped by his financial background. He believes property development is investing’s highest form, where value is created by strategists as much as builders. It was on this assumption that Azarenko created Vesper, now a major player on Russia’s elite market. Boris Azarenko:…
Daniel Bwala, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, on Wednesday, disclosed strategies used by Boko Haram to recruit children. Bwala disclosed that whenever Boko Haram starts losing their members, they invade villages and kidnap children which they recruit. Appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Bwala said: “When Boko Haram starts to lose their…
Falconets striker Janet Akekoromowei has joined Portuguese champions Benfica, DAILY POST reports. Akekoromowei put pen to paper on a two-year contract with the option of another two years. The 18-year-old last played for Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, outfit Bayelsa Queens. The youngster was named Most Valuable Player In the 2024/25 season after scoring 13…
By Ayomide Ladipo & Lois Sambo The day begins early at Kabusa Primary Healthcare Centre. Before the morning sun fully settles over the community, the waiting area is already alive with activity. The cries of babies in their mothers’ arms. Pregnant women gently rubbing their growing bellies as they wait for antenatal check-ups. Children cling to…
By FESTUS OKUBOR Reading Ejiro Idama’s latest offering in Vanguard was like watching a gifted comedian trying very hard to pass for an auditor. The jokes landed. The arithmetic did not. It reminded me of the old Ika saying: “The man who counts another man’s yams with his eyes often forgets to count the ones in…
By KEHINDE OLAOSEBIKAN I was there. The President said it. A former FCT minister affirmed it. As a resident since 1988, I confirm it. I was at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Area 11, Garki, Abuja, Friday night for the special thanksgiving banquet organized to celebrate the successful inauguration of 31 projects across the…
The Federal Government did well to suspend its proposed increase in the registration fees for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations. It is a decision that reflects not only sensitivity to public opinion but also a recognition of the harsh economic realities confronting Nigerian families. We are calling…
“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there”, John Buchan. In the hilarious and admirable British comedy series, “Yes, Prime Minister”, Dorothy Wainwright, an adviser to the fictional Prime Minister James Hacker, once delivered a devastating verdict on the Department of Education. According…
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